Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the United Kingdom Accreditation Service assessed (a) Randox Testing Service between 2013 and 2017 and (b) Trimega between 2010 and 2014 against the standards set by the Forensic Science Regulator after initial accreditation had been granted.

As the National Accreditation Body, the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) is independent of Government. UKAS has provided the following information.

Trimega (subsequently Ingemino from 16 January 2014) was granted UKAS accreditation to the international standard for test laboratories ISO/IEC 17025 “General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories”, on 10 July 2013. This accreditation was withdrawn on 11 April 2014.

Randox Testing Services was granted accreditation to ISO/IEC 17025 on 27 November 2009 and still holds accreditation to this standard.

Neither Trimega nor Randox Testing Services have been assessed by UKAS against the Forensic Science Regulator’s Codes of Practice and Conduct.